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Today is a day of action for scientists and academics to combat anti-Black racism in their fields and communities #Strike4BlackLives #ShutDownSTEM #ShutDownAcademia (thread) shutdownstem.com
particlesforjustice.org

Next in the thread are resources published recently in Physics Today that might prove useful to those taking action.

But start with these links
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1) The recent @AIP_TEAMUP report provides concrete recommendations for boosting participation and improving the experience of African Americans in physics and astronomy doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4…

Here is the direct link to the TEAM-UP report @AIP_TEAMUP aip.org/diversity-init…

2) Only about 100 African American women have received PhDs in physics. AAWIP lists their names and provides resources for students, job seekers, and departments. By @Aawip_com founder @DrJamiV doi.org/10.1063/PT.6.3…

Here is the direct link to African American Women in Physics @Aawip_com aawip.com

3) In a 2017 commentary, Ann Nelson called out the physics community for its lack of diversity, along with the "covert and overt racism and the unwelcoming culture in most physics departments" doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.3…

From the commentary: "Let me be clear. If your career is established and you are not making an explicit and continual effort to encourage, mentor, and support all young physicists, …

… to create a welcoming climate in your department, and to promote the hiring of diverse faculty members, you are part of the problem. This is a critical issue of civil rights in our field."

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